Sundance GM to join Planet Green

Discovery's Planet Green announces the appointment of Laura Michalchyshyn as the new GM of the channel. Michalchyshyn comes to the channel from the Sundance Channel where she was EVP and GM. When she starts her new role at the 24-hour cable channel on March 16 she will serve as the chief editorial executive and will manage the overall direction of the network.

Discovery’s Planet Green announces the appointment of Laura Michalchyshyn as the new GM of the channel. Michalchyshyn comes to the channel from the Sundance Channel where she was EVP and GM. When she starts her new role at the 24-hour cable channel on March 16 she will serve as the chief editorial executive and will manage the overall direction of the network.

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Senior staff writer Frederick Blichert comes to realscreen with a background as a journalist and freelance film critic. He has previously written for VICE, Paste Magazine, Senses of Cinema, Xtra, Canadian Cinematographer and elsewhere. He holds a Master of Arts in film studies from Carleton University and a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia.